Lesukite
A synonym of Cadwaladerite
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Formula:
Al2Cl(OH)5 · 2H2O
Lustre:
Vitreous
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named after Grigorii Ivanovich Lesuke (1935–1995), technical worker in the Department of Crystallography, University of St. Petersburg, Russia.
Synonym:
A synonym of Cadwaladerite
In 2019 it was demonstrated that cadwaladerite and lesukite are the same mineral species. Because cadwaladerite has historical precedence, it was recognized as a valid mineral species, whereas lesukite was discredited by IMA.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7153 (as Lesukite)
845 (as Cadwaladerite)
845 (as Cadwaladerite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7153:2 (as Lesukite)
mindat:1:1:845:1 (as Cadwaladerite)
mindat:1:1:845:1 (as Cadwaladerite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
8c7d84d4-57f3-4ba1-804b-1ace0823a89a (as Lesukite)
ec15e89a-20ac-45eb-a69d-82706525dbcf (as Cadwaladerite)
ec15e89a-20ac-45eb-a69d-82706525dbcf (as Cadwaladerite)
References for Lesukite
Reference List:
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Witzke, T. (1997): A new aluminium chloride mineral from Oelsnitz, Saxony. N. Jb. Mineral. Mh., 301-308.
Mineralogical Record: 29: 473-474.
Vergasova, L. P.; Stepanova, E. L.; Serafimova, E. K.; Filatov, S. K. (1997): Lesukite Al2(OH)5Cl.2H2O - a new mineral from volcanic exhalation. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society) 126, 104-110. [Abs. in American Mineralogist 83 (1998) 652–656.]
IMA proposal 18-H. CNMNC Newsletter No. 49, June 2019, page xxx; Mineralogical Magazine, 83: 323–328.
Internet Links for Lesukite
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https://www.mindat.org/min-7153.html
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